Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States: Executive Summary

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By USEPA (au)
Year: 2016
Pages: 50
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-6301-1

Product Code: 1457863014

Description

Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to increase oil and gas production from underground oil-or-gas-bearing rock formations. Since the mid-2000s, the combination of hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling has become widespread, raising concerns about the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. This is the Executive Summary of the report on a study that assessed the potential for activities in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle to impact the quality or quantity of drinking water resources and to identify factors that affect the frequency or severity of those goals. The report is based on data and information gathered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through independent research, technical workshops and roundtables with stakeholders, and reviews of approximately 1,200 cited sources of data and information. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.

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